2. How does Xi-feng's personality as an overbearing mistress come to light in the Ning house?
(a) She shouts at all the servants as a group for half an hour.
(b) She severely punishes a servant for being late to work.
(c) She admonishes each servant individually for any mistake they make.
(d) She severely punishes a servant for forgetting to wash some dirty laundry.

3. Who dies at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Sappy.
(b) Qin-shi.
(c) Jia Zheng.
(d) Qin Zhong.

4. For what does Yuan-chun request octets be written?
(a) Four special places in the garden.
(b) Each of her future visits to the garden.
(c) Bao-yu and Dai-yu's graduations from school.
(d) Two enormous trees in the garden.

5. What is purchased for Yuan-chun's first visit to her garden?
(a) Twelve child actresses and twenty-four nuns.
(b) Twenty-four child actresses and twelve nuns.
(c) A priest to bless the garden.
(d) A writer to make an address to mark the occasion.

6. What happens to Jia Zheng's dislike for Bao-yu towards the end of the novel?
(a) It is put on hold.
(b) It decreases.
(c) It cannot get higher.
(d) It increases.

7. What sound comes from one of Bao-yu's rooms when the girls are ganging up on him?
(a) Quiet discussion.
(b) Singing.
(c) Laughing voices.
(d) Angry voices.

8. What did Bao-yu not allow to be taken from him by his pages?
(a) His schoolbooks.
(b) The sachet given to him by Dai-yu.
(c) The purse given to him by Dai-yu.
(d) A rabbit foot pendant.

9. What do Bao-yu's pages take from him after the naming party for the garden for Yuan-chun?
(a) All of his wine.
(b) His magical jade.
(c) The purse given to him Dai-yu.
(d) All of his trinkets.

10. What is most important about The Temple of the Iron Threshold in relation to Qin-shi?
(a) Blessings will be offered for her soul there.
(b) It is her favorite place to visit.
(c) She will be buried there.
(d) She once gave a speech there.

11. Which is the only character who chooses not to rest and recuperate after Yuan-chun's visit?
(a) Bao-chai.
(b) Bao-yu.
(c) Dai-yu.
(d) Xi-feng.

12. Who are the invitees to Bao-yu's birthday party?
(a) Friends and family only.
(b) Servants, friends and family only.
(c) Family members only.
(d) Boa-yu's cousins only.

13. Why does Bao-yu seek Dai-yu's company in Chapter 19?
(a) Because Xi-feng wants him to do chores.
(b) Because Aroma is ill.
(c) Because Aroma is angry with him.
(d) Because Bao-chai is angry with him.

14. During what time will Bao-yu be allowed to live with the girls?
(a) Until he is married.
(b) While he is an adolescent.
(c) While Yuan-chun is absent.
(d) As long as Dai-yu is living there.

15. Why is Aroma upset with Bao-yu in Chapter 21?
(a) He is spending too much time with girls.
(b) He is not paying attention to his studies.
(c) He continues to eat the tree bark.
(d) He is ignoring her.